POTTERVILLE, Mich. (FOX 2) – Donald Trump‘s campaign in Michigan continued Thursday with a stop at a manufacturing plant in Pottersville, where he announced if he was elected president, he would make In vitro fertilization free.
“Your government or insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs of IVF treatment,” he said during the event Thursday afternoon. IVF treatment, which is fertility treatment outside the body, has become a flash point in the debate of reproductive rights this election cycle.
It’s the former president’s latest pivot on issues of reproductive health after Trump posted on social media last week that he would be “great for women and their reproductive rights.”
While Trump has frequently aligned himself with opponents of abortion, including attending the March for Life as president, his recent softening on the issue represents a dramatic shift in the candidate’s attempt to reframe his stance.
Democrats have campaigned hard on issues like access …